Overview
- A student named Abril says she heard noises in her apartment, left the bathroom to find her bed on fire, grabbed her cat and escaped before firefighters arrived.
- She told reporters the device was an iPhone 14 Pro bought the prior March, kept its original battery at about 83% health and was not connected to a charger when the blaze began.
- Neighbors tried to douse the flames with water while waiting for the fire brigade, but the fire heavily damaged or destroyed most of the two-room unit near calles 7 and 55 in La Plata.
- Journalists report the claim across several outlets, but official forensic examinations have not yet confirmed where the fire started or that the phone battery caused it.
- The victim is temporarily staying with her employer and is considering legal action against the device maker, a step that could raise questions about consumer safety if pericias link the phone to the fire.